Winchester Community Wide Garage Sale Planned Nov. 12

INCHESTER News

Community Wide Garage Sale The new date for the Winchester community-wide garage sale is Nov. 12. Anyone wishing to take part, please call Bobbie Winchester Book Club Hajek at (979) 639-1646.

The Winchester Round Table Book Club will meet on Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The book to be discussed is “Among the Innocent” by Mary Alford, a central Texas author. The Texas Word Wranglers Book Festival is to be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.on Friday, Nov. 18 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center. On Friday activities include authors displaying their books. They will be available to meet and greet members of the public and sign copies of their books. Featured authors will also give presentations and read book excerpts. Local schools schedule field trips to the festival all day. On Saturday, Nov. 19, in addition to the indoor book festival, there will be a day of fun for the entire family with outdoor events, including face painting, bouncy houses, and food vendors.

Recycling Trailer The Winchester recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street.

Barn Board Quilt Trail Drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall and enjoy viewing the 65 quilt blocks displayed in our area. The trail is self-drive, available at your convenience, and is a great way to spend an afternoon viewing quilt blocks on fences, gates, barns, and houses that can be seen from the road. Winchester Barn Board Quilt Trail maps can be picked up at the Texas Quilt Museum, Casino Hall, the Wendish Museum, quilt stores, and other businesses in Giddings, Smithville, and La Grange.

Zilss Community Hall Anyone wishing to rent Zilss Hall should contact (512) 4340292. The hall is inexpensive and air conditioned.

The Little Free Library The library is on the covered patio at Hall and is always open and has a variety of authors. Space is limited, so please, if you donate a book(s) look through the current selection and take as many as you leave. Also on the patio, there is a bulletin board available to post event notices.

Birthdays Happy Birthday wishes are sent to Dana Hall-Nov. 1; Marceil Prestridge and Richard Schafer-3; Jennifer Hatton-4; Marissa Zoch and Margaret Atkins-5; Jagger Johnson and Kristin Laws-7.

Condolences Sincerest sympathies are sent to the family of Carolyn Fritsche. Carolyn passed away Oct. 21 at the age of 78. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley Fritsche. She is survived by one son Leonard Lehmann and wife, Julie, of La Grange and three daughters Melissa and husband Jamie Pinter of Kingswood, Pamela Kaiser of Grapevine, and Gina and husband Ryan Marek of La Grange.

Condolences are sent to the family of Mike Grafelman of Winchester. Mike is survived by his father Jim Grafelman of Dallas and sister Sherry and husband Britt Karisch of Winchester.

First United Methodist The Winchester First United Methodist Church has services on the first and third Sunday of the month at 8:30 a.m. The Rev. Patricia Zaiontz-Newcomer is the pastor.

Shiloh Baptist Church The Shiloh Baptist Church is located on FM 153 at North Raymond Road. For more information, please contact Rev. Paul Whitmill at (512) 629-1428. St. Michael’s Lutheran Church The weekly worship service takes place at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning in the sanctuary. Following the worship service, you may gather in the Education Building for Bible Study and Sunday School beginning at 10:15 a.m. You are welcome to visit.

Calendar of Coming Events Nov. 7-Winchester Area Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Nov. 8-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall; Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

Nov. 12-Community Wide Garage Sale.